Bethel announces fall 2013 Dean’s List, Honor Roll

NORTH NEWTON, KAN. – Bethel College associate registrar Kay Schmidt has announced the names of Bethel College students whose fall 2013 semester grades have earned academic distinction.

Students are eligible for semester honors provided they complete a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours and do not have an I (Incomplete), NR (Not Reported) or IP (In Process) in any letter-graded courses – with the exception of seminars – that term. Class designations are made according to the number of hours completed.

Students named to the Dean’s List (3.7 to 4.0 semester GPA):

Freshmen

Grace Bradfield, Derby

Xi Cheng, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China

Allison Chesbrough, Leawood

Lucas DuPriest, Fort Collins, Colo.

Kaylen Fike, Ada, Okla.

Westen Gesell, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Tia Goertzen, Goessel

Azucena Gonzalez, Newton

Matthew Graber, Freeman, S.D.

Hailey Heide, Wichita

Mattison Hiebner, Hampton, Neb.

Jaykwon Hosey, Tampa, Fla.

Shelby Howard, Halstead

Joshua Janzen, Aurora, Neb.

Tyler Kaufman, Moundridge

Jacob Miller, Westmoreland

Tana Myers, McPherson

Kelsey Peterson, Plano, Texas

Zachary Preheim, Peabody

Daniel Ratzlaff, Moundridge

Kyle Regier, Whitewater

Bryna Rietcheck, Bavaria

Rachel Shogren, Hesston

Chase Stucky, Moundridge

Rachael Terbush, Castle Rock, Colo.

Andrew Thiesen, Newton

Georgia Thiesen, Newton

Sophomores

Abigail Bechtel, Henderson, Neb.

Leland Brown, Galveston, Texas

Sondra Buller, Aurora, Neb.

Tanesha Cayton, Keyes, Okla.

Makayla Epp, Marion, S.D.

Olivia Gehring, Manhattan

Lisa Goering, Lawrence

Kara Hiebert, Fresno, Calif.

Breanna Honer, Newton

Bryce Hostetler, Dodge City

Jennifer Kaufman, Moundridge

Haleigh Kerr, North Newton

Erin Regier, Newton

Abigail Schrag, Newton

Elizabeth Schrag, Newton

Jill Siebert, Topeka

Renae Stucky, Moundridge

Brooks Taylor, Newton

Jaime Tschetter, Freeman, S.D.

Braden Unruh, Goessel

Natalie Unruh, Clay Center

Emily Wedel, Hutchinson

Juniors

Lina Adame, Newton

Lani Astorga, Wichita

David “DJ” Bronson, Reading

Wei Chao, Taichung City, Taiwan

Sarah Cunningham, Oskaloosa

Taylor Durant, Westminster, Colo.

Jessica Ebenkamp, Conway Springs

Lindsay Fawcett, Wichita

Ridge Foster, Haven

Regina Hafner, Panora, Iowa

Ruben Hernandez, Stockton, Calif.

Paige LaFever, Hutchinson

Jera Mason, Wichita

Katelyn Melgren, Olathe

Karina Ortman, Marion, S.D.

Logan Palenske, Abilene

Elisabeth Pelka, Erkrath, Germany

Melinda Regehr, Whitewater

Kelly Reimer, Hesston

Allison Rudeen, Osage City

Alyssa Scheuerman, Scott City

Kaitlin Schmidt, North Newton

Tanner Steingard, Henderson, Neb.

Leah Towle, Lawrence

Taylor Trent, Wichita

Michelle Unruh, Goessel

Madelyn Weaver, Hesston

Seniors

Shenise Allen, Moundridge

Brooke Banning, Lenexa

Sarah Bell, Newton

Jenna Bliss, Halstead

Clinton Chlumsky, Wichita

Rebecca Epp, North Newton

Guadalupe Gonzalez, Newton

Wesley Goodrich, Independence

William “BJ” Heffernan, Evergreen, Colo.

Kaitlin Heller, Lawrence

Megan Hill, Wichita

Katrina Horner, La Junta, Colo.

Carl Lehmann, Marion, S.D.

Sadie Minkevitch, Newton

Taylor Morris, North Newton

Cristopher Nelson, Marietta, Ga.

Martin Olson, Denver

Jared Regehr, Halstead

Katie Regier, Whitewater

Stephanie Shogren, Hesston

Megan Siebert, Topeka

Micah Smith, Topeka

Nicole Smith, Elkhart, Ind.

Marike Stucky, Moundridge

Taylor Stucky, Moundridge

Aaron Tschetter, Freeman, S.D.

Paul Voran, Newton

Jocelyn Wilkinson, San Antonio, Texas

Asha Williams, Wichita

Fifth-year

Isaac Shue, Harper

Aaron Voth, Newton

Megan Wissman, Valley Center

Students named to the Honor Roll (3.5 to 3.69 GPA):

Freshmen

Benjamin Carlson, Hurley, S.D.

Brittany Carter, Sylvia

Mekale Chapple, Jones, Okla.

Katelyn Fatten, Riverside, Calif.

Trent Fynaut, Madera, Calif.

Kimberley McLaughlin, Fremont, Calif.

Trista Rich, Junction City

Ryan Stuchlik, Newton

Maxwell Wren, Kapolei, Hawaii

Sophomores

Nichole Gabriel, Omaha, Neb.

Shelby Johnson, Derby

Jenson Kingsley, North Newton

Preston Kolbeck, Park City

Eric Preheim, Martinez, Ga.

Timothy Regier, Newton

Kendra Scott, Newton

Lila Tibbets, Newton

Lauren Ulrich, Walnut, Calif.

Ana Velazquez, Ennis, Texas

Juniors

Kylie Blaylock, Towanda

Keyona Burden, Rose Hill

Melissa Dodge, Wichita

Jason Friesen, Inman

Bridget Glock, Towanda

Kylee Gragg, Minneapolis

Riley King, Lawrence

Ethan Knight, Moundridge

Tracie Kuhn, Winfield

Sarah Palmer, Wichita

Brooke Powers, Wamego

Victoria Roberts, Sedgwick

Sarah Schell, Topeka

Adam Voth, Wichita

Shelby Wilson, Sedgwick

Seniors

Daniel Barrera, Newton

Jessica Blackwill, Kingman

Marissa Bontrager, North Newton

Kevin Coash, El Dorado

Adam Ewy, Hutchinson

Jordan Gray, Sedgwick

Justin Greger, Goshen, Ind.

Erin Hilger, Colwich

Laura Jensen, Everest

Michelle Kaufman, Moundridge

Will Lewis, Newton

Luis Matute, Wichita

Caroline Mayhew, Lawrence

Jessica Miller, Hesston

Kristen Olsen, Wichita

Jennifer Reed, Newton

Renee Reimer, Elbing

Ashley Robbins, Wichita

Julia Rojas, Newton

Casey Schunn, Whitewater

Tanner Smith, Hiawatha

Hollie Tabor, Wichita

Rebecca Trumble, Newton

Brett Wedel, Hutchinson

Bethel College is the only private, liberal arts college in Kansas listed in the 2013-14 Forbes.com analysis of top colleges and universities in the United States, and is the highest-ranked Kansas college in the Washington Monthly annual college guide for 2013-14. The four-year liberal arts college is affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. For more information, see www.bethelks.edu.